Alongside Charles L Harness, Budrys is one of the unsung heroes of older sf. This book stars a death-lovin racecar-drivin total badass movie star or somethin dude. I bought this at the Half Price Book in Rice Village in Houston and then saw a hardcover at the Half Price Books on Lamar in Austin. So pissed. (On a side note, the weird shape behind the claw-handed astronaut could be the Miizzzard’s Tranzdimensional Hypercastle…)
